James Lara

James Lara (1983-2017) was an LAPD officer who took part in Operation Day of the Dead in 2017. He was killed in a shootout with the Vagos in Vernon, California.

Biography
James Lara was born in Los Angeles, California in 1983 to a family of Mexican descent, and he joined the LAPD in 2004. Lara grew up in a neighborhood of troubled youths, and he resolved to prevent violent crime from spreading in the city. In 2017, he took part in Operation Day of the Dead, during which he took part in the clearance of the Florence slum of Vagos members. Lara killed several Vagos and their accomplices, but Lara himself was killed by Vagos members in a shootout.